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- Parents of foreign students to be invited as seasonal workers
- The Ministry of Justice on Feb. 25 announced a pilot program to run through year's end to allow the parents of foreign students in the country to work as seasonal laborers. (Imsil-gun County Office) The Ministry of Justice on Feb. 25 announced a policy action to improve the seasonal work system by e..
- 2024.02.27
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- 6-month stay for expats required from April for health insurance
- Expats including ethnic Koreans from abroad with foreign passports and Korean expats overseas who retain Korean nationality from April must live in Korea for at least six months before gaining eligibility for the country's National Health Insurance (NHI). The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS)..
- 2024.01.29
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- What changes this year affect expats and foreign visitors?
- This year will see the improvement of services and launch of new ones for expats and foreign visitors to the country in sectors like transportation, education and immigration-related tasks. Shown is a blue dragon sculpture at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul's Jongno-gu District as 2024 is the Year of th..
- 2024.01.04
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- Hallyu gains base in Vietnam via renovated Hanoi Library
- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's first public library project abroad, Hanoi Library in Vietnam, has been completed at the end of this month after work began in 2021. Shown is the facility's lobby. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's first public library project abroad, the ren..
- 2023.12.28
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- Diplomatic missions to be added in 12 countries by next year
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Nov. 7 said it will open additional diplomatic missions in 12 countries to show international leadership and bolster the country's diplomatic power as a global pivotal country. Shown is Minister Park Jin (third from right) on Oct. 26 speaking in a virtual meeting w..
- 2023.11.10
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- 35,000 visas per year to go to highly skilled foreign workers
- The annual issuance of the E-7-4 visa for highly skilled foreign personnel has taken a huge leap from just 2,000 to 35,000. Minister of Justice Han Dong Hoon on Sept. 25 told a news conference at Gwacheon Government Complex in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi-do Province, "We fully implement today the 'innovative..
- 2023.09.27
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- New service allows online financial transactions by expats
- Expats from Sept. 18 can make online financial transactions through the new service. The Ministry of Justice compares its data on an expat user with that sent from a financial company to authenticate ID and sends the results in real time to the company. (Lee Jihae) Registered foreign residents can u..
- 2023.09.19
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- Presidential couple attends Korean expat event in Indonesia
- President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is visiting Indonesia to attend summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, on Sept. 5 speaks at an event for Korean expats there at a hotel in Jakarta. (Kim Yong Wii from Office of the President) President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee, both of wh..
- 2023.09.12
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- President Yoon hosts event in Poland for Korean expats
- President Yoon Suk Yeol (fourth from left in front row), on an official visit to Poland, and first lady Kim Keon Hee (fifth from left in front row) on July 12 at a Warsaw hotel pose for a group photo with Korean expats in the Eastern European country at a roundtable event. President Yoon Suk Yeol, o..
- 2023.07.17
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- President Yoon attends int'l Korean scientist, engineer event
- President Yoon Suk Yeol (sixth from left in second row) on July 5 poses for a photo with the heads of ethnic Korean scientist and engineer groups abroad at the inaugural World Congress of Korean Scientists and Engineers held at the Korea Science and Technology Center in Seoul's Gangnam-gu District. ..
- 2023.07.10